Question 1139679
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Mr. Abernathy had to go to truth or consequences, New Mexico. On the way there, he encountered all kinds of problems, 
so his speed was a measly 45 mph. On the way back, he followed the same route, but this time he was able to travel 
at a speed of 63 mph. If the total round trip took 12 hours, how many hours did it take for Mr. Abernathy to drive 
from his house to Truth {{{highlight(cross(and))}}} <U>or</U> Consequences, New Mexico?
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Let "t" be that time under the question, in hours.


Then the time to go back is 12-t hours.


Then you have this "distance" equation


    45*t = 63*(12-t)


saying the the distance "to there" is the same as the distance back.


From the equation,


    45t = 63*12 - 63t

    45t + 63t = 63*12


    t = {{{(63*12)/(45+63)}}} = 7.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  7 hours.
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Solved.


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    Truth or Consequences (T or C) is a city in and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. 

    In 2012, the population was 6,411. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
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From Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico



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The major difficulty in this problem is to understand that the "truth" and "consequences" are not 
two different English words, but the name of the place.


Ha - ha - ha.